Expanding the Enzymatic Polymerization Landscape by Lipid Mesophase Soft Nanoconfinement

Abstract: Soft nanoconfinement can increase chemical reactivity in nature and has therefore led to considerable interest in transferring this universal feature to artificial biological systems. However, little is known about the underlying principles of soft nanoconfinement responsible for the enhancement of biochemical reactions. Herein we demonstrate how enzymatic polymerization can be expanded, optimized, and engineered when carried out under soft nanoconfinement mediated by lipidic mesophases. By systematically varying the water content in the mesophase and thus the diameter of the confined water nanochannels, we show higher efficiency, turnover rate, and degrees of polymerization as compared to the bulk aqueous solution, all controlled by soft nanoconfinement effects. Furthermore, we exploit the unique properties of unfreezing soft nanoconfined water to perform the first enzymatic polymerization at −20 °C in pure aqueous media. These results underpin lipidic mesophases as a versatile host system for chemical reactions and promote them as an original and unexplored platform for enzymatic polymerization.

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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Expanding the Enzymatic Polymerization Landscape by Lipid Mesophase Soft Nanoconfinement ; day:29 ; month:11 ; year:2023 ; extent:9
Angewandte Chemie / International edition. International edition ; (29.11.2023) (gesamt 9)

Creator
Züblin, Patrick
Zeller, Adrian
Moulis, Claire
Remaud‐Simeon, Magali
Yao, Yang
Mezzenga, Raffaele

DOI
10.1002/anie.202312880
URN
urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023113014154364603964
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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  • Züblin, Patrick
  • Zeller, Adrian
  • Moulis, Claire
  • Remaud‐Simeon, Magali
  • Yao, Yang
  • Mezzenga, Raffaele

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